ATF or jet fuel price has been cut marginally while rate of non-subsidised cooking gas LPG has been hiked by Rs 27.50 a cylinder.
According to various senior UB Group officials, the strategy of 14 power brands' focus is expected to be rolled out soon.
The government's focus on road, rail and power development will indirectly benefit the FMCG industry in the long run.
Honeypreet stood in the courtroom with folded hands and pleaded innocence with tears in her eyes.
The sops being given to the IT firms in metro cities should be extended to companies in tier 2 and 3 cities as it will generate greater employment opportunities and boost growth, industry body Nasscom has said.
The government on Wednesday said it would phase out Central Sales Tax by April 2007, a move that may lead Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states to reconsider their decision of not implementing value-added tax.
ICICI Infotech outsmarted Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro to get the mandate from states for setting up a national tax information exchange system (Tinxsys) to track inter-state transactions and check tax evasion.
"This is completely untrue. Please do not re-circulate such message without checking it with authority," Adhia said.
GST is levied on every transaction in the supply of goods and services, barring certain exempted items
According to DBS, GST has growth, inflation and fiscal implications.
The hikes, effective from midnight tonight, are excluding state sales tax or VAT and actual increase will be higher and will vary from city to city
Besides, the government would also undertake and promote steps for water conservation and curbing extraction of underground water, which is depleting the water table and is a matter of concern, the minister said.
Experts have flagged issues regarding the levying of new cess/tax, especially those related to complications in administering the cess.
The 12th Finance Commission on Monday held a meeting with leading economists and economic administrators in Chennai to elicit their views on current issues concerning inter-governmental resource transfers.\n\n\n\n
It expects the Indian market to grow to 10 million units annually by 2030 and it intends to control half the market then, like it does now.
As corporate India gears up to be GST-ready, the ongoing litigation and tax dispute cases are something most businesses are cagey about.
Ruling out the implementation of value-added tax from June 1, Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on Wednesday announced several excise duty concessions on edible oil and textiles.
They say it will have severe impact on their financial strength
The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in December.
The rates, on net calorific value (NCV) basis, dropped to $ 5.05 per mmBtu for six month period beginning April 1, 2015.
The list of exempted goods from central excise duty has shrunk from 400 items in 2011-12 to 300 now.
By doing away with the 1 per cent inter-state tax over and above the GST rate, the government has met one of the three key demands over which Opposition Congress has been blocking the Bill in the Upper House
10 women and six minors are among the injured, the officials said.
The reduction in rates is likely to be announced by the month end as per the practice of fortnightly revision in prices, and has been made possible due to appreciation of rupee against the US dollar.
Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily on Friday hinted at a reduction in price of petrol in next few days, the first cut in rates in over five months.
The CBEC will itself be rechristened as the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs and will supervise GST and Customs activities and provide the government policy inputs.
Jet fuel (ATF) rates were on slashed by a steep 12.5 per cent, the sixth straight reduction in prices since August, as international oil prices slumped to five-year low levels.
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